title: Mycobacterium heckeshornense peritonitis in a peritoneal dialysis patient: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We report the first case of peritonitis attributed to Mycobacterium heckeshornense. This is a rare, non-tuberculous mycobacterium that has been reported as an aetiological agent in a growing number and widening spectrum of infections.
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Romney
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D018834:Chaperonin 60 / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000382:microbiology*; D009170:Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D018834:Chaperonin 60; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; C074119:heat-shock protein 65, Mycobacterium